n. greatness of magnitude

n. (physics) the maximum displacement of a periodic wave

n. unusual largeness in size or extent or number

n. an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"; "a piano has a greater range than the human voice"; "the ambit of municipal legislation"; "within the compass of this article"; "within the scope of an investigation"; "outside the reach of the law"; "in the political orbit of a world power"

n. the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary; "the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500 square feet in area"

n. a wide scope; "the sweep of the plains"

n. the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime); "murder in the second degree"; "a second degree burn"